Jesse McCartney!

Jesse Arthur McCartney (born April 9, 1987 in New York City) is an American pop singer and actor of Scottish, Irish, and English ancestry. He has recorded with Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records on various projects. A performer since childhood, McCartney first tasted success with the boy band Dream Street (2000 to 2002), which he joined at the age of twelve. He also landed roles on Broadway and on the television soap opera All My Children (1998 to 2001), for which he was nominated in 2001 and 2002 for a Daytime Emmy in the category Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series for his role as J.R. Chandler. In 2004 and 2005, McCartney played the role of Bradin Westerly on the WB series Summerland. He released his solo debut album, Beautiful Soul, in 2004. The album featured a hit single, the title-track "Beautiful Soul".

Jesse currently dates Taylor Weislak. His best friend is Dillon Kondor. He is currently on his "Beautiful Soul" tour, which started on May 2, 2005 in Sacramento, California. But he will take a break from it this fall to tour in Australia and later open for the Backstreet Boys in Europe. Jesse graduated in Ardsley, New York, in May of 2005. He will star in the movie Kieth, out next year. His favorite city is San Diego

McCartney became the fourth star ever to be featured on Punk'd twice. (Jesse Metcalfe, Nick Carter, and Omarion are the others) His first appearence is when he was tricked by Ashton Kutcher on his way to Beverly Hills High School. His second is when he Punk'd Akon while making a commercial, probably for Toshiba, Panasonic, or Sony. (Substituting in for Ashton Kutcher for his second appearence)

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If Hilary Duff can snag crunkster Lil Jon to graft her some beats, then Jesse McCartney should have no problem recruiting the Neptunes for his second solo disc.

After all, the dynamic duo have already laid down a remix of "She's No You," the third single off McCartney's 2004 solo debut, Beautiful Soul.

"I want to get together with the Neptunes, hopefully, if Chad and Pharrell will work it out," the singer/actor said. "I've already worked with them, and it was fun, man. They're really cool guys and insanely brilliant."

"I've been writing some new stuff, and I can't wait to start the next record," McCartney continued. "I'm probably going to head back into the studio November or December, and I'm just going to work with a bunch of producers and songwriters and try to put out an even better record."

The 18-year-old took a break this weekend from his Beautiful Soul cross-country trek (see "Jesse McCartney To Resume The Time Of His Life On Tour") to help out a worthy cause. McCartney hit the stage at Hollywood's Key Club on Saturday night for Hope Rocks, a benefit concert sponsored by the City of Hope to raise awareness and funds for cancer research. The subject hit close to home for the teen singer, whose relative recently underwent a bone-marrow transplant. "I think everyone has been affected by this disease in some way, whether it's personally or through a family member, and I'm happy to do what I can for the program," McCartney said.

Rihanna, Frankie J, Natalie, Chingy and JoJo also performed at the event, which will be televised on FOX on September 3. This weekend, McCartney also walked away with two Teen Choice Awards for Breakout Male and Best Male Artist (see " 'Napoleon Dynamite,' Kelly Clarkson Win Big At Teen Choice Awards").

After his current tour wraps in October, the pop star will begin shooting the indie flick "Keith" alongside "Pretty Persuasion" ingénue Elisabeth Harnois.

"It's kind of a dark, depressing film, but it's an incredibly written script," McCartney said of "Keith." "It's a really meaty role, and I can't wait to start filming."

The former "Summerland" star will tackle the title role, which he describes as "completely 100 percent the opposite of Jesse McCartney."

"Keith is pretty weird. He's very avant-garde and really brilliant," McCartney said. "He just outwits everyone, from his teachers to his fellow peers, and eventually he falls in love with this girl Natalie (Harnois) while trying to bring her down. I don't want to tell you too much, but it's a really interesting story."

The romantic drama will be helmed by first-time feature director Todd Kessler and is based on a short story by Ron Carlson.